1 Esdras 1:1-3

Common English Bible

Josiah revives the Passover

1 Josiah celebrated the Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem. He sacrificed the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the first month.^{[a] 2} He gave the priests, dressed in religious robes, their daily assignments in the Lord’s temple. ³ He said to the Levites serving in Israel’s temple: “Dedicate yourselves to the Lord for placing the Lord’s holy chest in the house that David’s son King Solomon built. You don’t need to carry it on your shoulders anymore.